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A cow producing 21 litres of milk per day will drink 103 litres of water when the temperature is 21°C (70F) and 109 litres of water when the temperature is 27°C (84F). Photo: Canva
10-04-2023 | News

Mitigation of heat stress in dairy cows gathers pace

The new Code also addresses calf housing and states calves must not be tethered in indoor housing and if outdoors, can only be tethered via a collar in a calf hutch with access to an area outside the hutch. Photo: Chris McCullough
07-04-2023 | News

New regulations for Canadian dairy farmers

From feed efficiency to methane emission solutions - don't miss this upcoming webinar on Sustainable Dairy Farming. Photo: Mark Pasveer
06-04-2023 | News

Don’t miss it! Webinar on Sustainable Dairy Farming

In a recent interview we explore work carried out by Dr Ali Shojaeipour who reveals more about his research and work on his application that based on artificial intelligence capable of identifying individual cattle via their muzzle (nose) patterns– with high accuracy. Photo: Canva
06-04-2023 | News

VIDEO interview: next in cattle facial recognition

Despite the weak demand, Russian dairy production is growing. Photo: Canva
05-04-2023 | News

Russia: Dairy demand slump as consumption drops

Recent data has shown that mycoplasma continues to be spread far and wide across the UK, and that its presence, in combination with other bacteria or viruses, is linked to respiratory problems, such as Bovine Respiratory Disease. Photo: Canva
04-04-2023 | News

Mycoplasma continues to spread: know your herd’s status

Dairy Diary: March business update
03-04-2023 | News

Dairy Diary: March business update

Global dairy prices underwhelming so far
30-03-2023 | News

Global dairy prices underwhelming so far

In the last few years, a growing number of farms have been switching to breeding Holstein cows. Photo: Ronald Hissink
29-03-2023 | News

Diminishing Russian dairy cattle breeds

Consistent with the idea that milk fed calves experience hunger when the milk supply decline, the study found that cognitive performance dropped when milk allowance was reduced by half. Photo: Canva
28-03-2023 | News

How milk reduction at weaning affects dairy calves